she is 52 and going through the change does not want hrt treatment unable to sleep can anybody suggest anything
2006-11-09 23:56:21 · 17 answers · asked by malcom c 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
She needs to change her diet.
I decided not to go the drug route too.
She needs to eat foods that are not processed, not fast food, no chemicals. She also needs to drink at least 3 glasses of soy milk or have tofu in her diet. I have had only one hot flash in 10 years. It really does work.
2006-11-09 23:58:38 · answer #1 · answered by Trollhair 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too have the same problem.. I keep a fan sitting right next to my chair.. and one where i sleep.. If you don't want to take meds for it this is about the only thing that you can do for it.. It will eventually lessen.. As for the sleeping.. she may as well get used to not having a whole lot of it.. I am up 3 to 4 times a night because i get to sweating and it wakes me up.. either that or i have to go to the bathroom.. getting old is rough but
My husband swears he is freezing all the time because i keep the heat turned down.. I always wonder how he can be cold when i am sitting there sweating.. This condition needs alot of understanding.. but i guess until we figure it out we keep a fan close by at all times.
sorry not much help but she isn't alone..
she may want to talk to the doctor to see what he can sugest for her..
good luck
2006-11-10 00:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by Sandy F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I think your wife just has her menopause. A sudden decrease of oestrogen (female hormone), there is no specific treatment, normally no treatment, but you may seek for treatment in case she has insomnia for 3 weeks, you may need to contact GP, for hot flushes and vaginal dryness, you may use HRT (hormone therapy), but please check carefully before trying HRT, can cause sirious side effect.
Again, the best way is not taking any drug, tell your wife not to stress herself, no cafeine or alcohol, use lubricant when you need, do some exercise, drink warm milk and not take a nap during day, only bed time is the time for sleep; never use drugs to aid sleeping, she will make it worse. And for you, be a really good husband, it's the best treatment for her.
Bbest wishes!
2006-11-13 05:52:54 · answer #3 · answered by HT Nguyen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hormones have a bad name now but when you come to think of it, all our bodily systems are governed by some hormone or other. Pituitary, thyroid, etc. We cannot have stable functions when our hormones are unbalanced. Too high a level as well as too low will give us problems.
You don't say why she doesn't want HRT... I have an aversion to taking medication, I detest swallowing pills, even a pain reliever. That may be her problem. I put up with the hot flushes a couple of years but what got me is that I was forever sad and that was unlike me. Not that I didn't have things in my life to feel bad about, but feeling perpetually wounded; I was the walking wounded continually feeling bad about feeling bad, thinking nobody understood me, I was going around in quiet desperation that sometimes was not too quiet :) What too low a level of female hormones does is that it doesn't let you deal with STUFF. LIFE. Challenges. Just day to day stuff.
Knowing my aversion to swallowing things, my gynecologist asked me to try a hormone patch. It is a lower dose than you would have to take orally so I felt good about it being a very weak dose. I stick a patch on, in a week I discard it, and apply a new one. So simple. I swear to you, in about 3 hours I could feel a fog lifting. It gave me a sense of well-being that I thought I had lost and I am very level-headed and can concentrate and think clearly. She can call her gynecologist and talk to the nurse, ask if she can have a sample to try. Mine is called ClimaraPro. That's what they did with me. Nothing lost by trying!
I will keep her in my prayers as I know her condition impacts all in the family. Be patient with her, reassure her. She really needs it.
2006-11-10 00:20:22 · answer #4 · answered by Orquidea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went through it too, and I didn't take anything for it, I had breast cancer and the doctor told me I wasn't allowed to take hormone pills, I had a hard time with it, the only thing I could do was not to have to much on at night, and a blanket not to heavy, we have a fan in the ceiling what helps a lot too. I know there is a lot of talk about natural health pills, but I don't like to take that, you never know what is good for you. try to ride it out, it will get better as time go. good luck.
2006-11-10 00:24:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife is 67 and still gets hot sweats. Is on Hrt and recommends this.
2006-11-10 00:08:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suffered the same i didnt take any hrt the sweats will go away in time.
2006-11-10 00:07:29 · answer #7 · answered by rita g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she needs a long, relaxing holiday until her 'change' is over.
she needs to be wined and dined and made love to each night. - and it would help if you turned into a box of chocolates in the morning!
seriously. ask her to try a few drops of lavender on her pillow to relax her and she may find that geranium oil in a not too hot bath before bed helps with flushes and night sweats.
2006-11-10 00:02:23 · answer #8 · answered by bernie cee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs to take hormone pills, eventually she won't have many "hot flashes" or "night sweats." She needs to see a doctor.
2006-11-10 00:00:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have heard that ginsing is a good natural equivelnt to hrt
2006-11-09 23:58:09 · answer #10 · answered by alex_rccrd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋